The gates are locked where a woman died after a reported drowning Wednesday evening at the City Terrace Apartments near Lewis Street and Chapman Avenue in Orange. The woman had been found by passersby at the bottom of a pool.

A woman died after a reported drowning Wednesday evening at the City Terrace Apartments in Orange.

The pool where a woman died after she had been found by passersby at the bottom.

All entrances to the community pool are locked where a woman died after a reported drowning Wednesday evening at the City Terrace Apartments in Orange.

Sean Emery started at the Register in 2006. As a community reporter he covered the city of San Juan Capistrano, before later moving to the Irvine city government and the Orange County Great Park beat. He's currently the night breaking news and crime reporter, covering incidents and issues countywide.

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